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By Cornell Sailing on 29.03.2018
The OLENA family sailed across the Atlantic with the last Odyssey rally (Caribbean Odyssey – January 2018), from Tenerife to Barbados, with a stopover in Mindelo, Cape Verde.
To get a small taste of their …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 05.02.2018
The farewell party was hosted at the Barbados Yacht Club beach restaurant.
The evening started with a special prize for Andreas and Sandra of the yacht Pico, who had missed the start of …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 03.02.2018
Late on Thursday afternoon saw the arrival of Tubalcain, whose crew were happy to make landfall after their 2020 miles of 14 days passage from Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 01.02.2018
The crew of Olena are on hand to take Sandro’s lines.
Happy reunion after two weeks at sea
The next to arrive just before nightfall will be Tubalcain, followed …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 30.01.2018
At midday on Tuesday, the Swiss yacht Olena squeezed past the huge bulk of the cruiseship Pullmantur into the small craft area of Bridgetown Harbour after a 13-day passage from the Cape Verde Islands.
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By Cornell Sailing on 28.01.2018
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Wednesday 24 January Serenity
Der Schlaf-Wache Rhythmus hat sich bei uns gut eingependelt. Ich …
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By Cornell Sailing on 23.01.2018
Thursday 18 January Serenity
Nacheinander fahren wir pünktlich um 10 Uhr aus dem Hafen raus, begleitet von vielen winkenden bekannten und unbekannten Händen.
Der Wind und die Welle zwischen den Inseln sind …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 19.01.2018
After a six-day stopover in Mindelo’s welcoming marina, the Caribbean Odyssey yachts set sail for their Caribbean destination. The first to leave, one day earlier than the others because of time constraints, was Olena.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 17.01.2018
Welcome party for the Caribbean Odyssey participants hosted by Laura and Lutz Meyer-Scheel (in foreground) in Marina Mindelo’s floating bar.
The stopover in this welcoming marina was too short to sail across to …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 13.01.2018
The French yacht Tubalcain makes a safe landfall in Mindelo late on Friday.
The crew of Tubalcain, happy to have made it into the marina just before nightfall at the end …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 12.01.2018
The Swiss catamaran Olena made landfall in the Cape Verdes at noon on Friday almost exactly one week after the start in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The slower than expected 830-mile passage was blamed …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 07.01.2018
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
After a wonderful start to the new year with days of cobalt blue skies, steady NE winds and pleasant temperatures, culminating with a balmy night for the Three Kings’ procession, …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 06.01.2018
Thousands of people lined the streets of Santa Cruz, the capital of Tenerife, on Friday evening to watch the Three Kings procession windings its way along a 3-kilometre route. This annual event takes place …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 05.01.2018
Participants in the Caribbean Odyssey in front of the map of Tenerife at the Royal Yacht Club of Tenerife.
A welcome party for participants in the Caribbean Odyssey was held at the luxurious …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 23.12.2017
By Jimmy Cornell on 18.12.2017
In 2013, almost exactly 15 years after I had stopped my involvement with the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), I decided to launch the Atlantic Odyssey, the aim of which was to bring back the …
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By Cornell Sailing on 13.12.2017
The safe conclusion of the Atlantic Odyssey was celebrated on Tuesday evening at the Barbados Yacht Club.
As in all Odysseys every child received a special diploma …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 12.12.2017
The last three Atlantic Odyssey boats made a safe landfall in Barbados today, with perfect timing for tonight’s welcome and prize giving party at the Barbados Yacht Club.
The first to arrive was Wellis.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 11.12.2017
Every morning just after dawn an unusual ritual takes place on the beach in Carlisle Bay. As I watch from my hotel room balcony, what I presume to be stable-hands from the nearby race …
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By Cornell Sailing on 10.12.2017
Christmas trees bring a festive spirit to the centre of Barbados and the small boat harbour, each tree representing a Commonwealth country. Most trees were decorated by the pupils of various local schools.
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By Cornell Sailing on 09.12.2017
A surprise arrival in the area of Bridgetown harbour normally reserved for visiting yachts and local charter boat was the modern five-masted schooner Wind Song. Its massive hull dwarfed the Atlantic Odyssey boats arriving …
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By Cornell Sailing on 08.12.2017
Five Atlantic Odyssey boats, Finally, Akouavi, A Capella, Spinnwill and Yuana, made a safe landfall in Barbados late on Thursday evening or early on Friday.
Some anchored for the night in Carlisle Bay, and all …
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By Cornell Sailing on 07.12.2017
Three Atlantic Odysey boats, Mr Grey, Infinity and Callisto, arrived late last night in Barbados, anchored for the night in Carlisle Bay, and completed clearance formalities this morning.
Arrival Mr Grey
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By Cornell Sailing on 06.12.2017
The first two yachts from a combined fleet of 36 sailing boats arrived in Barbados late on Tuesday evening.
Sea Dragon had left Tenerife on 18 November and in spite of several days of …
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By Cornell Sailing on 05.12.2017
Sunday 3 December 2017 Krabat (Islands Odyssey)
Power generation
When sailing (with no engine use) for days on end the battery state of charge becomes a pre-occupation. Powering all the instruments (plotter, …
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